I have decided that I would like to also focus on another aspect of my life that I am passionate about which is bargains! I am a self confessed bargain addict who loves nothing more than shopping in sales, on selling sites such as ebay, car boot sales or charity shops. I quite often go and have a gander at these places to see if I can spot anything worthwhile.
I had a look around my town centre today and did really well grabbing some things. I wanted to show you guys what I got. Unfortunately I do not have a brilliant camera and have just used my iPhone to take the photos so the quality isn't great! But if you are interested in this kind of thing, then keep reading!
So I first went into Wilkinson's which has now been renamed Wilko's (I am not sure why, but I still call it Wilkinson's.) They were selling off all of their Christmas decorations, gift bags and mugs for 20p. There wasn't an awful lot left but I did decide to grab one of the gift bags that I had been eyeing up earlier on in the year. I think they are really cute, it's a small gift bag with some hot pink lips on them. Very unique and would be great for a birthday gift of make-up. I may go back and get some more another day.
I then ventured into my local charity shops which is where I found some real bargains and some lovely clothing.
Firstly I visited a local Animal Refuge shop where all the clothes are clearly priced as the same, for example: all dresses and playsuits were £2 regardless of the branding. I love this kind of shop as you can get primark or topshop clothes for the exact same price. I found a lovely black playsuit with white and hot pink flowers on. It also has a shiny gold belt around the middle. The playsuit wa from boohoo and I only paid £2 for it. I am always on the lookout for holiday clothes as I enjoy travelling, and this may end up being an outfit I take for my birthday trip to Disneyland Paris.
Next, I visited the Cancer Research shop which tends to be dearer than some of the others. However I was taking some of my own items in there and spotted a Superdry t-shirt. I know Superdry are pretty expensive as I love going in that shop myself. It was a deep purple/grey t-shirt with SuperDry Athletics written in silver sequins. I tried it on and it was a little bit big but I am going to wear it baggy style. It was only £3.25 which I think is really good for this brand. I love anything with a bit of sparkle!
Right behind the SuperDry t-shirt was a TopShop t-shirt. TopShop is currently my favourite high street brand, most of my clothing is from there to be honest. Again, I am like a magpie and spot anything sparkly, so this t-shirt caught my eye. It was a grey top with diamante and pearls on it. Unfortunately there is a pearl missing and one pearl is hanging off (which I shall be able to fix I would think and hopefully add a pearl back on.) I was susprised that this top was dearer than the SuperDry one but for £3.65 I still thought it was a bargain. I am always in need of more t-shirts.
I then went into Scope where most things are often only £1! I tried on 2 dresses, a jacket and a t-shirt. One dress was too small and one was too big unfortunately! The jacket wasn't my taste once I tried it on. But the t-shirt fit perfectly and was quite slimming. It's a plain black t-shirt with voil frills on the sleeves which gives it a more fancy look. I used to have a t-shirt like this years ago and it was great to jazz up a plain pair of jeans. It was from the brand South, which I personally had never heard of it, but I googled it and they seem to sell it on very.co.uk. The top was only £2.50 and I can't wait to wear it.
My favourite purchase of the day came from a local Mind charity shop. I initially went into the shop as they had a gorgeous red skater dress with long sleeves on the mannequin in the window from Missguided. However, when I tried it on it was too tight. I then spotted a rail where everything was £2. I instantly saw this Topshop coral skater dress. I loved it from the moment I saw it, the material is so thick and heavy you can tell how brilliant quality it is. I tried it on and it fit perfectly. I cannot wait to wear this dress, just need an occasion for it now, maybe my birthday in Disneyland Paris again!
The last thing I found was in Debra (which is a skin charity.) I originally went in here to find a khaki green studded cardigan I'd spotted last week and for some reason didn't buy. Unfortunately for me, it had been sold. But then I found this black and electric blue sparkly jumper from Forever 21. I love Forever 21 and my nearest store (which was still 2 and a half hours away) shut down! The blue doesn't really show up on camera which is a little frustrating as I cannot show you how lovely this jumper is. It had just been reduced today from £2.49 to 99p! Bargain!
And that is everything I bought today on my quick trip into town. I'm sure you'll agree that these items were total bargains! If you'd like to see more of this kind of thing I am definitely up for posting about it more often. Leave a comment if you too are a bargain hunter!
